I opened a restaurant in ancient times

The shopkeeper knew that he was not allowed to enter and leave the kitchen at will, so he just stood at the door and called out: "Old Li, please stop your work and come here."

At this time, the restaurant was not too busy. Hearing the shopkeeper's call, Chef Li put down his work and wiped his palms with a clean cloth towel: "What's wrong?"

Since he first came to Zhilan Town, the shopkeeper has always taken care of him, so he is only familiar with the shopkeeper, and the two of them can be regarded as friends. At this time, he doesn't pay so much attention to politeness.

Chef Li walked up to the shopkeeper and asked him suspiciously: "What's the matter? Why are you in such a hurry, what's the matter?"

The shopkeeper patted him on the shoulder and sighed: "You also know that the business of our restaurant has not been very good recently, and there are a lot fewer customers than before."

"That's what happened." Chef Li was still a little puzzled. Not many people would like to eat stir-fried noodle soup in summer, and there are not as many noble people here as in prefectures. Naturally, those precious ingredients are not used. Isn't it normal to have fewer people?

Then, he listened to the shopkeeper again: "Some people were willing to come to our restaurant in the summer before. Why are there so many people missing this year? I wanted to ask Xiaoer to go out and find out where there is a new restaurant and tavern. What kind of hope did you report, but now you really inquired and found out a family to eat."

Chef Li's curiosity was aroused: "Oh? Which one?"

He himself is a cook who is vying for by the nobles and lords in Fu County, so he is naturally confident in his craftsmanship, let alone in a small town like Zhilan Town, he must be regarded as a good cook.

Now that he has become a monk, eating food can compare to his craftsmanship, he really wants to see what it is like.

"When Xiao Er came, I brought a piece of food, and I was thinking of taking a look with you."

The shopkeeper said as he walked to the door of the private room not far away: "Come here quickly."

Chef Li nodded and followed him into the private room.

He didn't realize it when they were talking, but as soon as the two of them sat down, Chef Li smelled the smell of food. As a cook, his sense of smell is much more sensitive than that of the shopkeeper, so he immediately noticed the noodles on the table.

The biggest difference between this noodle and soup noodle is... no soup?

"This is what you said, a restaurant with a particularly good business? It's interesting why there is no soup."

The shopkeeper hadn't tasted it, so he didn't dare to talk nonsense, so he quickly handed him a pair of chopsticks and said, "Try it?"

There are not only various pickled side dishes on the noodles, but also diced cucumbers, radishes and peanuts, and this should be a secret sauce. Just the smell will make people appetite.

He had never seen such a method when he was in Fujun, and Chef Li was secretly surprised, what kind of exquisite mind could come up with such a method?

No matter what the taste is, it is already very powerful to come up with such a novel method. Chef Li thought of himself, and he has never been able to create a recipe by himself at such an age.

Chef Li pulled the bowl of cold noodles in front of him, picked some up with chopsticks and put them in his mouth. The salty sauce and various crisp and delicious side dishes burst out a strange fragrance in his mouth. For the noodles, Chef Li ate a whole bowl of noodles like a storm.

After eating, looking at the empty bowl in front of him, Chef Li's face was slightly flushed. It's a bit embarrassing for a three-year-old man to eat like a child.

When I looked up, I saw the shopkeeper looking at him curiously: "How is it? Is there any delicious food from our restaurant? I haven't tasted their food yet."

"Where did you buy this cold noodles for food?" The taste is so good, he doesn't feel hot and sweaty after eating, and even the anorexia and appetite of the whole summer were eliminated by this cold noodles. I didn't eat enough, and even wanted to have another bowl.

It's not like he didn't eat good ones when he was in Fujun before, but he felt that the taste of this simple bowl of noodles was actually no worse than delicacies from mountains and seas, it was just that the ingredients were different.

In his heart, food that can make people have an appetite, and that can be eaten and shouted delicious is good.

Such recipes are either recipes inherited from the family and not passed on to the outside world, or recipes created by the person who made this food.

But if it is a self-created recipe, the boss should be quite old.As for why I hadn't heard of it before, Chef Li automatically ignored it, wanting to know which one it was from.

"I heard from Xiaoer that it's the food from the stall in Beishi." Afraid that Chef Li might not be used to the food from the roadside stall, the shopkeeper hurriedly said, "He said that there were so many people at that stall, that's why he bought it." of."

Chef Li didn't care whether the cold noodles were from a roadside stall or a newly opened restaurant.He just desperately wants to meet this boss.

"Shopkeeper, I'll go out and look for the boss, see if I can buy some prescriptions from him."

The shopkeeper had never tasted the food at the food stall, and his eyes widened immediately after hearing this. He didn't expect that Chef Li, who usually thinks highly of himself, would say such a thing. The shopkeeper was surprised: "Then Is the boss's craftsmanship so good?"

"The most important thing in this cold noodle is the sauce, which should be secretly made by the boss himself. Let's put it this way, if I make the same food, it will probably not be as good as this."

Hearing this, the shopkeeper immediately couldn't sit still, stood up and opened the door, and called the waiter who was standing by the door loudly: "Tell me, where is the cold noodle stall today in Beishi?"

Xiao Er saw that the shopkeeper looked anxious, so he just told the address honestly, not daring to say more, but secretly muttered in his heart: Could it be that the shopkeeper is going to poach people!

After hearing Xiao Er's description, Chef Li hurried out the door, even the hot weather couldn't stop him.

After all, there are not many people with such skills. He has to take advantage of the fact that no one has dug him out of the restaurants in the town. Even if that person doesn't want to work for others, it would be good to buy back some of the recipes in his hands. .

The shopkeeper saw that he was going out, shook his head, and thought to himself: This old Li really has a hot temper, no, he went out to find someone as soon as he was excited!

When the shopkeeper followed his boss in Fujun, he knew that Chef Li was a sweetheart. It was because of this that he gave up the high-priced employment of so many nobles in Fujun, and followed his boss back to Zhilan Town.

On the other side, Zhao Heng still didn't know anything about this matter, and was busy walking around his stall.Brother Yuan didn't come to help today, so he can't be too busy alone!

"Boss, why isn't mine in good condition?"

"One serving of cold noodles, two servings of Liangpi, the weather is quite hot, please hurry up, boss."

Shouting and yelling again and again made him not in the mood to think so much. While cooking the noodles, he responded to several guests: "It will be ready soon, it will be ready soon!"

Chef Li followed the route described by Xiao Er and found Zhao Heng's stall in Beishi.

You can know the popularity of this stall from a long distance away. There are very few people around the stalls, and only this one crowd crowded the entire intersection, so people can't ignore it.

Chef Li thought, it's better not to come straight to the point and state his purpose, otherwise the boss will definitely get angry and drive him away when he sees someone come to buy the recipe for his family.

He imitated the people around him to line up at the back of the line, silently forming a long line.

After finally reaching the front boss, he realized that this popular food stall was actually run by such a young man.

Suppressing the surprise in his heart, he asked, "Aside from cold noodles, what else do you eat here?"

Zhao Heng replied: "There are Liangpi, finger cakes and pocket cakes, as well as fruit water."

Chef Li pretended to be an ordinary customer: "I want a bowl of Liangpi and a bowl of fruit water."

He didn't show the slightest bit on his face, but he was very puzzled in his heart, why hadn't he heard of these things, did this little boss have so many prescriptions?

He didn't show it, just sat aside and waited for the people in the food stall to gradually disperse.Wait until there are fewer people to discuss with the boss, otherwise it would be bad for other guests to see.

The sun gradually rose to the sky, and there were many fewer people on the stall.

Zhao Heng looked up at the sun and heaved a sigh of relief. He hadn't had any help all day, but he was too tired. After closing the stall, he hurried back to rest.

Just as he bent down to pack some trivial things, a figure appeared in front of him.Zhao Heng looked up and saw a middle-aged man about three years old.

He straightened up: "Guest, there are no more today. When I come back tomorrow, I will give you more, okay?"

Chef Li looked at the young man in front of him, and said bluntly, "I am the chef of Zhilan Restaurant in the town."

"..." Zhao Heng was taken aback by the guest's blunt words, and thought to himself: This is meeting a colleague!

I have heard before that Zhilan Restaurant is the largest restaurant in the town. It is backed by a big tree to enjoy the shade. Ordinary restaurants and restaurants do not dare to criticize him. Today, I am looking for him. What is this?

"If you have any questions, just tell them directly." Zhao Heng invited the chef to sit on the stool, and said softly, "I don't know why you need me?"

"I'll just say it straight." Chef Li nodded and said, "The business of our restaurant has not been very good these days, and I heard that Shizhong, a newly opened food stall here in Beishi, bought a recipe."

"Buy the recipe?" Zhao Heng was very puzzled. After setting up the stall for a few days, someone wants to buy the recipe?

"Yes, if you are willing to sell it to us, the price we offer will definitely satisfy you." Chef Li said, his eyes lit up, and he continued excitedly.

"For example, this cold noodle, if you are willing to sell it for two silver coins."

This price is not too low in the wealthy Zhilan Town, and most other restaurants can't offer such a price.

"No need, I don't have any idea of ​​selling prescriptions yet." It's definitely not possible during this period of time, and I may sell other prescriptions for emergency use when the weather is cold after a while.It must be impossible at this time. After selling the prescription, what will he sell it with.

Zhao Heng flatly refused, and he didn't want to talk to him anymore, he lowered his head and went about his own business.

Chef Li saw that the little boss really had no intention of selling recipes, so he stopped pressing, and said: "If you want to sell recipes in the future, you must come to our restaurant first. Or boss, you don't want to set up a stall anymore, You can also come to Zhilan Restaurant, and I will definitely offer you a satisfactory price."

This middle-aged man was honest, not the kind of stalker, so Zhao Heng followed his words and said, "Okay, I get it."

Hearing the little boss's affirmative answer, Chef Li felt relieved, even if the young man didn't sell them the restaurant's recipes, it's fine, since the boss doesn't want to sell them, then other restaurants won't be able to buy them, so that's enough.

Now that he had been rejected, Chef Li didn't get too entangled here, and left after exchanging names with Zhao Heng. Before leaving, he repeatedly asked him to consider Zhilan Restaurant first.After Zhao Heng agreed again, he reluctantly left.

Seeing Chef Li leaving, Zhao Heng shook his head and said with a soft smile, "This guy is really interesting!"

He hurriedly asked Fang Zi, but he didn't agree and didn't bother him any more. It can be seen that this person is also straightforward, and he has no bad intentions.

At this time, there was no one in the stall. Zhao Heng reached out and turned the money box upside down. Hearing the rustling sound inside, he nodded with satisfaction, and then bent down to clean up the table.

On the other side, Chef Li rashly asked the owner of the food stall, and felt a little regretful at the moment, but he was not too entangled, and went back to Zhilan Restaurant to find the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper was sitting on the sidelines, counting today's money, when he saw Chef Li entering the room, sweating profusely.

The shopkeeper hurriedly put down the abacus in his hand, and went forward: "Why is it so hot?" He called Xiao Er, "Hurry up and get a wet handkerchief."

Xiao Er listened to the shopkeeper's order, hurriedly put down the work of wiping the table in his hand, ran not far from the kitchen door, and soaked the veil with cold water that had been dried.

During this gap, Chef Li's apprentice Sun He happened to come out and saw Xiao Er, and greeted him with a smile: "Little Brother, what are you doing?"

Xiao Er raised his head and returned to him: "Oh, Chef Li just came back from outside, I'll get a wet handkerchief."

Xiao Er didn't want to talk too much with him, he always felt that the apprentice's words and actions made people feel weird and uncomfortable.Just use one or two sentences to explain it clearly, then lowered your head and continued to be busy with the matter in hand, ignoring him.

Seeing this, Sun He still had a smile on his face, and said to Xiaoer: "Brother Xiaoer, then I'll go get busy."

Xiao Er didn't see it, but when Sun He turned sideways and left, there was a trace of disgust in his eyes.In his heart, it was audacious for an ordinary waiter in a restaurant to treat the chef's apprentice like this.

He is going to be the chef in the future, how can he mix with this kind of handyman?Sun He sneered and went into the kitchen.

And that Chef Li, in his opinion, is just a half-baked guy, no better than himself.What a chef, it sounds nice, but in the end, you don't have to listen to the shopkeeper's orders!

The shopkeeper said that you must buy the ingredients of the day, saying that they are fresh, and Chef Li listened to them, and he has never used inferior ingredients.

If you want him to say that these ingredients are no different, it's better to save some money and use it to pay him wages. It's better to throw away such a good thing for those lowly businessmen!

Sun He felt resentful in his heart, saying that he came to be an apprentice, but in fact he was a kitchen handyman, and he spent a lot of money to get someone to recommend him.I spent this money in vain, and I still haven't gotten anything!

He got angry when he thought of this incident, and the middleman didn't have any good intentions, he must have been sent by someone who had a grudge in the past, and he was deliberately tricked by him.

Thinking of this, he angrily took out an apple from the fruit plate on the table: "Hey, this fruit is not bad." The soil from which vegetables have been picked.

While eating, he suddenly remembered what Xiaoer said just now.What are you doing with a wet handkerchief for Chef Li? He really wants to see it.

Throwing lightly to the lobby of the restaurant, quietly lying at the door to listen to their speech.

The shopkeeper handed the wet handkerchief to Chef Li: "Then what did the boss say?"

"He said that he doesn't want to sell the prescription now. I discussed it with the young man. We agreed that if he wants to sell the prescription in the future, he will come to our restaurant first!"

"I knew that the boss wouldn't sell it. I just earned a few days of money. How could I sell it casually? If it were me, I wouldn't sell it."

Chef Li nodded: "That's true, I was the one who was abrupt this time, but at least he agreed to come to our Zhilan Restaurant to sell recipes first, and it can be regarded as a little gain."

The shopkeeper stroked his beard and said with a smile: "That's fine, at least other people don't have this novel recipe, and we can also do business with the boss."

Hearing this, Sun He understood that the shopkeeper had been nagging all day about why the business had dropped so much this year, and it seemed that he had found the source of stealing the business.

"Tch, isn't it easy?" If he was the shopkeeper, he would have tried to make that restaurant go down a long time ago, how could he have grabbed the business for such a long time!

A thought suddenly flashed in Sun He's mind, if he could knock down that restaurant, Chef Li would be crazy?When he is happy, maybe a prescription or something will flow out of his hand.

Just because of Chef Li's reputation outside, the money from him is enough to cover his living expenses for a year or two.

What's more, the fact that the restaurant can take away the business of Zhilan Restaurant shows that their prescription is also good, and it should be sold at a good price. This kind of good thing finally happened to him once!

The more Sun He thought about it, the more excited he became, wishing he could snatch both Chef Li and the recipe from that restaurant.He couldn't help but secretly rejoiced: he just came to this Zhilan restaurant as an apprentice for a month, and he can meet such a good thing, it's really a good thing.